Sunday, October 3, 2010

Mostwanted Electric Motorcycle ZERO MIX

Mostwanted Electric Motorcycle ZERO MIX

Mostwanted Electric Motorcycle ZERO MIX

Mostwanted Electric Motorcycle ZERO MIX

Detail ZERO MIX Electric Motorcycle

Sometimes you get to peek at something that feels like it’s slightly ahead of its time, and the Zero Electric Motorcycle definitely feels like that. All of us have felt the pinch at the gas pump lately, and hybrid cars (and their technology) are increasingly popular. We also hear more often about tracks being closed due to exhaust noise. The Zero X motorcycle addresses all of those things, in a 140-pound package that's one part motorcycle, one part beefed-up mountain bike. Right where you'd expect to find a two- or four-stroke powerplant, it's instead replaced by a quiet but surprisingly powerful 20-horsepower electric motor.

According to the founder and inventor of Zero, Neil Saiki, the real heart of the bike is its Lithium-Ion Power Pack. This high-tech battery weighs about 40 pounds, and a two-hour charge provides between an hour and two hours of ride time. The lifetime of the battery is expected to be between five and six year, with average use. Replacement batteries are (gulp) a whopping $2,950. But to charge it? Expect to spend a whopping quarter. Yep, just 25 cents.